Phrasal Verbs

Infinitive: beat up
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beat up & beats up
beating up
beat up
beaten up
1. beat . . . up p.v. [informal] When you beat people up, you hit them or kick them
repeatedly.
The robbers stole my money and then beat me up.
Timmy got beaten up at school today.
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beat-up part.adj. When something is in bad condition because of heavy use, it is beat-up.
My car is an old, beat-up piece of junk.
Infinitive: carry away
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carried away
1. carry away (with) p.v. [always passive and used with get] When you get carried away or
get carried away with something, you do more than is necessary or proper because you
enjoy it or because you think it is important.
I was going to make a dozen cupcakes for dessert tonight, but I got carried away
and ended up making forty.
You should always start a new exercise program slowly. If you get carried away
with it, you might hurt yourself.
Infinitive: kick out
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kick out & kicks out
kicking out
kicked out
kicked out
1. kick . . . out (of) p.v. When you kick people out or kick people out of a group, place,
building, room, etc., you order them to leave. Throw out is similar to kick out.
David cheated and got himself kicked out of the game.
Bob’s in our car pool, but he’s always arguing with the other guys about
something, so we’re going to kick him out.
Infinitive: lock up
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lock up & locks up
locking up
locked up
locked up
1. lock . . . up p.v. When you lock all the doors and windows of a building, you lock it up.
The manager always locks up before he goes home.
We locked our house up before we went on vacation.
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locked up part.adj. After all the doors and windows of a building have been locked, it is
locked up.
You can’t get in the house—it’s locked up.
2. lock . . . up p.v. When you lock people up, you put them in prison.
The police locked Hank up after they caught him shoplifting.
Whoever committed that terrible crime ought to be locked up forever.
locked up part.adj. Someone who has been put in prison is locked up.
Being locked up in jail was a terrible experience.
lockup n. A prison or other place where people are locked up is a lockup.
David was put in the lockup after he was arrested for driving without a license.
Infinitive: mix up
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mix up & mixes up
mixing up
mixed up
mixed up
1. mix . . . up p.v. When you mix something up that has two or more ingredients, you stir it
so that the ingredients will be thoroughly combined.
Put in the eggs, butter, sugar, flour, and water and then mix them up well.
An electric mixer will mix up the ingredients better than a hand mixer.
2. mix . . . up p.v. When you mix two things up, you confuse them with each other.
Jerry and his twin brother look exactly the same, and everyone mixes them up.
Newborn babies sometimes get mixed up in the hospital.
mixed up part.adj. When you are confused about something that you want to understand,
or when you have emotional or behavioral problems, you are mixed up.
Can you help me with my calculus homework? I’m really mixed up.
Jimmy is a mixed up kid who gets in trouble with the police a lot.
mix-up n. A mistake, misunderstanding, or confused situation is a mix-up.
Waiter, I think there’s been a mix-up. I asked you for a chicken salad sandwich,
but you brought me a tuna salad sandwich.
Infinitive: piss off
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piss off & pisses off
pissing off
pissed off
pissed off
1. piss . . . off p.v. [informal and offensive to some people] When you make people angry,
you piss them off.
You’d better stop that! You’re pissing me off.
Don’t make a lot of noise when Mark is trying to study. It pisses him off.
pissed off part.adj. When you are angry, you are pissed off.
Melanie got really pissed off at Heather for borrowing her necklace without
asking and then losing it.